Centre for Indigenous Environmental Resources Inc.

Centre for Indigenous Environmental Resources Inc. is a charitable organization based in Winnipeg, Manitoba, classified by the CRA under teaching institutions. It appears on the charity register the way hospitals, universities, and other publicly funded bodies do — to issue tax receipts — rather than as a donation-driven charity in the usual sense. In its fiscal year ending March 31, 2024, it reported $6.3M in revenue and $5.4M in expenditures.

Its funding that year was roughly 54% from government. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2024, 14 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $500K.

Compared with 1,247 education institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 40% of peers. Its fundraising cost per donated dollar was higher than 81% of that peer group. Its highest-paid positions fell in the $80,000–119,999 range (7 positions in that band). The charity reported 12 permanent full-time positions.

It reported gifts to 1 qualified donee totalling $104 in 2024, the largest being $104 to Wikimedia Foundation Inc.. Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $2M in 2020 to $6.3M in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 4 names.